Dead Girls Don't Cry

Commander / EDH* Discard Reanimator Vorthos WUB (Esper) Zombie

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Creature (33)

• 1x Adorned Pouncer
• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Binding Mummy
• 1x Bone Miser
• 1x Cemetery Reaper
• 1x Champion of the Perished
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Corpse Connoisseur
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Death Baron
• 1x Diregraf Captain
• 1x Diregraf Colossus
• 1x Gisa and Geralf
• 1x God-Eternal Oketra
• 1x Grave Scrabbler
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Lazotep Chancellor
• 1x Lord of the Accursed
• 1x Lord of the Undead
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation MP  ^Flip
• 1x Plague Belcher
• 1x Shepherd of Rot
• 1x Silversmote Ghoul
• 1x The Scarab God
• 1x Undead Augur
• 1x Vengeful Pharaoh
• 1x Wayward Servant
• 1x Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Death's Majesty

Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Ice Tunnel
• 3x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Malakir Mire  ^Flip
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 4x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Snowfield Sinkhole
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Tranquil Cove

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Brave the Sands
• 1x Graf Harvest
• 1x Greed
• 1x Necroduality
• 1x Rooftop Storm
• 1x Teferi's Ageless Insight

Commander (1)

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Manalith
• 1x Pyramid of the Pantheon
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Throne of the God-Pharaoh
• 1x Wand of Orcus

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Finale of Eternity
• 1x Haunting Voyage
• 1x Kindred Dominance
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Vindicate

Instant (3)

• 1x Despark
• 1x Time to Reflect
• 1x Utter End

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Creature (33)

• 1x Advanced Stitchwing
• 1x Aven Wind Guide
• 1x Corpse Augur
• 1x Corpse Harvester
• 2x Ebondeath, Dracolich
• 1x Eternal Skylord
• 1x Eternal Taskmaster
• 1x Eternal of Harsh Truths
• 1x Foulmire Knight
• 1x Gleaming Overseer
• 1x God-Eternal Bontu
• 1x God-Eternal Kefnet
• 1x Haunted Dead
• 1x Headless Rider
• 1x Isperia, Supreme Judge
• 1x Jhessian Zombies
• 1x Josu Vess, Lich Knight
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 1x Loyal Subordinate
• 1x Possessed Skaab
• 1x Rot Hulk
• 1x Sedraxis Alchemist
• 5x Tormod, the Desecrator
• 1x Unbreathing Horde
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Unraveling Mummy
• 1x Vengeful Dead
• 1x Vindictive Lich

Sorcery (38)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Call to the Netherworld
• 1x Command the Dreadhorde
• 1x Damnable Pact
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Dutiful Return
• 5x Empty the Laboratory
• 1x Enter the God-Eternals
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x From Under the Floorboards
• 1x Hour of Reckoning
• 1x Necromantic Selection
• 5x Patriarch's Bidding
• 1x Profane Command
• 5x Stitch Together
• 10x Victimize

Artifact (15)

• 10x Ankh of Mishra
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Obelisk of Esper
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner MP
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Curse of Disturbance
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Endless Ranks of the Dead
• 1x Etchings of the Chosen
• 1x Faith of the Devoted
• 1x Knowledge is Power
• 1x Mind Unbound
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x True Conviction
• 1x Unfulfilled Desires

Land (6)

• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Instant (5)

• 1x Crush Contraband
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Rise of the Dread Marn

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Really wanted to lean into the Egyptian themes with this, to the point I am including some sub-optical choices (Cough Manalith Cough). Couldn't think of a fitting Iron Maiden song to name this deck after, especially off of Powerslave, but "Hallowed Be Thy Name" fits with the tempo and a bit of the deck's theme.

I'm trying to maximize on the discard (as zombies are wont to do) and keep as many mummies, pyramids and deserts in as I can.

It's, at its core, a zombie aggro deck. However, it tries to have as much of the exploitation of life gain and discard as possible. Archfiend of Ifnir is really a star: a constant board wipe allowing the unbreathing hordes to swarm on in for aggro. When we don't have our demon lieutenant we just make due with standard zombie murder.

The death of a zombie should be meaningless with recursion except for key kickers like Graveborn Muse. Always keep her around. You'll heal her damage and the draw is insane, even leading to more discard which we love. Of course, I know it isn't mind-blowing or revolutionary to say "We want zombies in the graveyard."

I tried to include cards we WANT to pitch, like Adorned Pouncer and Deep Analysis to turn that discard into an advantage. I'll tell you what, an Adorned Pouncer recursion with Anointed Procession feels REAL good. (Throw in two turns of God-Eternal Oketra and you've got yourself a stew).

This deck stomps, but doesn't go for infinite gimmicks (yet?). Just good 'ol Egyptian ass kicking. Threw a Sphinx in there just for flavor. I like how it feels and looks different from any other dimir zombie deck by leaning into good orzhov creatures and many mummies.

Suggestions are always welcome. I really appreciate when someone suggests what to cut along with it. Very helpful when making decisions.

Lastly, like everyone, Upvotes make me feel good inside. So if you like what you see let me know with a little digital high-five, there!

Hallowed be Her name, indeed.

Top Ranked	Achieved #46 position overall 3 years ago Achieved #36 position in Commander / EDH 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Discard 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Reanimator 3 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.45
Tokens	Adorned Pouncer 4/4 B, Copy Clone, Foretell, On an Adventure, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed, Zombie Army 0/0 B, Zombie Warrior 4/4 B
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